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19
May
2021
Convenience shopping has taken a heavy toll on retail culture inJapan. Sean Michael Wilson laments the demise of old-fashioned shops that keep customers sweet with free fruit.
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12
May
2021
There are many stumbling blocks for Japanese people as they grapple with the English language. Tomoko Parry reveals her difficulty in understanding the puzzle of color.
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31
Mar
2021
As anti-Asian race crime has been rising in the US, Tomoko Parry
gives her reaction.
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17
Mar
2021
Writer and teacher Felicity Tillack shares her personal experience of a more active approach to learning in the classroom.
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24
Feb
2021
Tomoko Parry gives a moving account of her final farewell to a parent in a faraway land.
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10
Feb
2021
Fierce parents want their kids to thrive but what happens when they apply too much pressure?
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3
Feb
2021
Going to a hot spring bath, known as an onsen, can be a daunting experience at first but if you overcome your diffidence it can be a real joy.
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13
Jan
2021
Tomoko Parry explains what happens when her inner panda gets angry and overpowers her Japanese politeness.
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16
Dec
2020
Sashimi connoisseurs have a fondness for fugu. But if it’s not prepared correctly, one bite of its innards could stop your heart - permanently.
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2
Dec
2020
Japanese people sometimes say they feel empowered by using English. But do they lose poetry?